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Emergency management : concepts and strategies for effective programs /
Provides a comprehensive examination of emergency management and offers concepts and strategies for creating effective programs This book looks at the larger context within which emergency management response occurs, and stresses the development of a program to address a wide range of issues. Not li...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2020.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Introduction; Chapter 1 Historical Perspectives: The Evolution of Emergency Management; Why Study History?; Lessons From History; The Advent of Disaster Legislation; The Growth of Disaster Bureaucracy; From Military to Civilian Leadership; Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Merge; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Historical Perspectives: Toward a National Response Strategy; The Origins of National Planning; September 11 and The Impact of Homeland Security
- The Marginalization of Emergency ManagementCapabilities-based Planning Replaces All-Hazards Planning; The Pendulum Swings Back: Hurricane Katrina; A Failed Response?; Degraded Capabilities and Confused Planning; Reform and New Planning Concepts; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Social Science and the Beginnings of Emergency Management Theory; Social Science as an Emergency Management Tool; Social Science Evolves Emergency Management Theory; Emergencies, Disasters, and Catastrophes; Disaster Mythology; Organizational Response; Conclusion
- Chapter 4 The Emergency Manager: Evolving Roles and Shifting ParadigmsConflicting Roles; The Emergency Manager as Program Manager; Toward Professionalization; Emergency Management as a Field; Technical Knowledge; Standards of Conduct; Qualifications; Occupational Groups; Emergency Management as a Discipline; Emergency Management as a Profession; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Establishing the Emergency Management Program; Program Administration; Developing a Governance Structure; The Administrative Plan; Strategic Planning; Formulating Vision; Establishing Goals and Objectives
- Developing the Strategic PlanEnabling Authorities and Legislation; Grant Requirements; Best Practices; Program Elements; Resource Management; Training; Finance; Program Evaluation; Quantitative Assessment Tools; Qualitative Assessment Tools; Exercise Programs; Actual Incidents; Corrective Action Program; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Assessing Risk; The Nature of Risk; Risk Assessment Methodologies; Hazard Identification; Hazard Analysis; Simple Matrix Analysis; Indicators and Numerical Ranking; THIRA and Context Analysis; Intuition; Impact Analysis; Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
- Adaptive Business ContinuityContinuity of Government/Continuity of Operations; Federal Guidance; Critical Functions and Process Analysis; Conclusion; Chapter 7 Developing Strategy; A New Look at an Old Model; Risk Management Strategy; Mitigation Strategy; Recovery Strategy; Response Strategy; Preparedness Strategy; Using Strategy to Guide Planning; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Planning Concepts; Plans Versus Planning; The Planning Continuum; Planning Methodologies; Planning Assumptions; Scenario-Based Planning; Functional Planning; Capabilities-Based Planning; Effective Planning